British destroy Colenso bridge amid Boer advances
London reports War Office updates note heavy casualties and sickness in British camps, with 400 cavalry horses shot amid spreading illness. Dispatches claim Colenso bridge destruction blocks Boer positions south of the Tugela, while reports of Dutch disaffection rise in Queenstown and Natal.
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London
South Aires
Lhe War Office
Bein Beitish
Natu
Unleveley
Ovlenro Fest
Tarela River
Frere
Pee Logela
Want Canadian Artillery for Second Canadian Contingent
Ottawa reports the militia department received a London war office cablegram requesting three field batteries be sent from Canada, keeping the Second Canadian contingent makeup unchanged. Bushrod Underwood, famed scout in the Army of Northern Virginia, dies at 56 in Washington. He was noted by General R. E. Lee and Colonel John S. Mosby for coolness and courage with the Forty-third Virginia cavalry.
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Ottawa
Ont
Militia Department
War Office
London
Canada
Washington
Des
Bushrod Underwood
Northern Virginia
R. E. Lea
John S. Mosby
Forty-third Virginia Cavalry
Missionary forecasts long conversion in Thibet and China
Missionary Willam Simpson returning from seven years in China and Thibet says it will take years to Christianize Thibet. He cites Buddhist priests ruling two thirds of the population,ongoing brigandage and persecution of missionaries. He notes polygamy and monasteries as centers of lawlessness in the region.
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Thibet
Tacoma
Willam Simpson
China
Christian Missionary Alliance of
New York
C. T. Shields
Holderer
Futerer
Baden
Bloody Christmas AfFrays Stir Dallas Streets
Dallas records a spree of Christmas violence with multiple shootings. Charles Miller killed Walter Myers in the street and claims self defense. Albert Hall wounded Edward Cecil and shot Murray Cecil. Hall fled. A Black attacker wrecked a Chinese restaurant on Ervay Street, then shot Doc Ooun and killed bystander Jeff Thomas. John McMillan Claud Pison and Z Phillips were injured in separate gun incidents.
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Dallas
Charles Miller
Walter Myers
Albert Hall
Edward
Murray Cecil
Murray
Hall
Ervay Street
Doc Ooun
Megro
Gro Bk Wight
Jeff Thomas
John McMillan
Claud Pison
Z. Phillips
Young and Hood Appointed Military Governors in Luzon
Manila December 26 General Young named military governor of northwestern Luzon with headquarters at Vigan. He commands the Thirty third Infantry and Third Cavalry with stations planned at San Fernando and Laoag. Colonel Hood designated military governor for Cagayan Isabella and Nuevo Viscaya as the Sixteenth Infantry moves to Apparri to garrison towns and open northern Luzon ports for trade around January 1.
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Philippines
Manila
Young
Luzon
Vigan
Thirty-third Infantry
Luther R. Hare
Third Cavalry
San Fernando
Laoag
Apparri
Cagayan
Isabella
Nuevo Viacaya
Colonel Hood
General Young
Wilde Faces Possible Duel After Paris Restaurant Row
Paris dispatch reports Oscar Wilde may duel after a restaurant altercation with explorer M. Richet last night. In a separate note, a Northern Pacific wreck near Bear Mouth killed four aboard and injured several, including Water Turbine Engineer K B Rheim and Fireman C A Dickson.
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Paris
Oscar Wilde
Eshade
M. Richet
the Explorer
Northern Pacific
Kassoula
Mon
Bear Mouth
K. B. Rheim
C. A. Dickson
Wallace Mix
J. W. Bebeo
L. A. Yake
William Woodruff Dies in Denver Hotel Room
William Woodruff of Chicago with mining interests in Colorado including Ward collapsed and died in his Oxford hotel room in Denver last night. His death was sudden and reported from the Oxford hotel on December 26.
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William Woodruff
Denver
Col
Chicago
Colorado
Ward
Oxford Hotel
Christmas at Windsor Ends Queen Victorias 13 Year Rule
The first Christmas day at Windsor Castle for Queen Victoria in 13 years. A rail wreck at Pompus California killed Monroe Thurman Mrs Roce O Connor and Milton Monroe. Sedalia stores stayed open Sunday to aid Christmas shoppers. Senator Quay trails by four votes in the US Senate and won t be seated on Governor Stone s credentials. A rat extermination plan is discussed by German garrison officers to prevent plague. New Yorker Ivan Denisewich, a nihilist, commits suicide after being chosen to oppose the czar. Rio Chico Mexico shows a four foot wide vein of free milling gold traced for 20 miles. Lucius Miller a negro at Union Pacific camp near Hanna Wyoming is shot dead after attempting to clean the camp with a pitchfork.
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Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Monroe Thurman
Roce O'Connor
Milton Monroe
Pompus
Cat
Sedalia
Quay
United States
Senate
Stone
Germany
Ivan Denisewich
New York
Russia
el Paso
Tex
Rio Chico
Mex
Lucius Miller
Union Pacific
Hanna
Wyo
Naked Lamps Used in Brownstown Mine Disaster Probe
Reports from Brownstown Pa note that naked lights and unlocked safety lamps were used in a dangerous mine. Pit Boss Jones admits issuing a general order to dispense with safety lamps, claiming the brake through was fixed. Fifteen bodies recovered and eighteen miners missing, with eight believed trapped.
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Brownsville
Bedia
Slavonia Society
Thomas Jones
Boyer
Jones
A. S. Brasenell
Earthquake Rocks San Jacinto and Hemet Causing Huge Damage
A strong earthquake lasting about 18 seconds shook eastern California with its center near San Jacinto. San Jacinto suffered 10 to 145 damaged buildings, cracked walls, and toppled chimneys, with total damages around 50000 dollars including the Hemet hotel and San Jacinto hospital. No injuries reported, but panic spread to Santa Ana and other cities as eastern tourists evacuated. The Johnson block in Hemet collapsed its rear wall while reports on lives lost remained unconfirmed.
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Los Angeles
Eantherm California
San Jacinto
Riverside County
Hemit
Johnson Block
Santa Ans
Anheim
San Bernardino
Riverside
San Jacinto and San Diego Hit by Strong Earthquakes
A December 26 earthquake near San Jacinto California wrecked nearly all two story buildings and caused damage exceeding 50 000 dollars. Debris clogged the business street as aquaws carrying six killed and several injured collapsed at Saboba reservation. The strongest shock in 14 years also struck San Diego with a loud roar and widespread damage.
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San Jacinto
Cal
Saboba Indian Reservation
San Diego
Aftershock Damages Sparse in Coastal Shake
A strong quake severely shook tall buildings, plaster fell, and some furniture broke but no serious damage reported. A high wave hit the ocean front with no ship damage, followed by a lighter aftershock seconds later.
Santa Ana Felt Strong Earthquake As Clocks Stop
In Santa Ana California December 26 an intense earthquake rattled the city. Third story hotel guests were jolted as clocks stopped nationwide and brick walls in several buildings developed cracks.
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Santa Ana
Santa Ans
Cal
Ality
Dispensation for Catholic Marriages Suspended in 1900
Archbishop Corrigan reports a Vatican decree limiting Catholic marriage dispensations for the jubilee year 1900. Bishops lose power to grant dispensations locally, requiring Catholics to seekRome directly for permissions to marry a Protestant or in mixed marriages.
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New York
Corrigan
Diocess
Rome
Sia
Coke Making Renewal Process Tests In Tennessee
In Knoxville on December 26 a new coke making method called the Renewal process is being tested by the Tennessee Oval and Coke company. Early tests show promise for solving sulphur coal coking issues. Trials use Tennessee coals with Ohio coals to follow. The process yields gas ammonia and tar as by products and furnishes boiler fuel from the ovens. It is compared to the Salvay method used in Birmingham but noted as simpler and cheaper.
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Tennessee
Knorville
Tennessee Oval and Coke Company
Ohio
Birmingham
Governor Wood to repair roads and provide work in Havana
General Wood announces immediate highway repairs to employ idle men. He also plans a school system reorganization with extra commissioners, judiciary reforms focusing on jails and pretrial detention, and a monthly list of prisoners held for trial.
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Havana
Wood
Tragedy as Woman’s Musket Accident Kills 14-Year-Old Girl
Topeka report says Maggie Drayer 14, daughter of John Drayer, was shot and killed yesterday afternoon at the Taylor home while children played with popguns. Mrs. William Taylor allegedly aimed an old musket believing it would beat popguns. the load struck Maggie in the breast, causing instant death and fears she may lose her reason.
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Topeka
Dec
Maggie Drayer
John Drayer
William Taylor
Taylor House
Anatolian Railway Agreement Signed for Asia Minor Line
The preliminary convention for a Kosiah to Bassarah railway in Asia Minor has been signed. Dr. Von Siemens, Deutsche Bank director who secured the concession for the Anatolian Railway, has left Constantinople for Berlin. The Porte and the Anatolian Railway Company agreed on an advance of $1,260,000.
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Anatolian Railway Company
Constantinople
Kosiah
Boston banker Charles H. Cole detention extended
The attorney for Charles H. Cole former president of Globe National Bank Boston states he will remain in Los Angeles with no action planned until the Boston complaint arrives and the warrant is issued and served. The item also notes unrelated quips and a medicine advertisement.
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Los Angeles
Charles H. Cole
Globe National Bank of Boston
Boston
Maggie Shipp Dies From Gunshot Wound In Murder Attempt
Francklin Indiana December 26 Maggie Shipp Roberts wife of Brig ham Roberts of Utah who seeks a congressional seat died from a gunshot wound inflicted by a woman the motive tied to a ten thousand dollar a year life. The Shipp family originated in this county with father Austin Shipp a former Edinburg merchant and Methodist leader. The family moved west about forty years ago and several members became Mormons. One son is a Mormon missionary and a prominent figure alongside his wife the Roberts.
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Francklin
Ind
Maggie Shipp Roberts
Brigham Roberts
Utah
Congress
Austin Shipp
Edinburg
Deter
Roberts
Employment for Convicts in Indiana Prison Loom Plan
Michigan City Ind Dec 26 War Gen Shideler reviews introducing hand looms at the Indiana prison to use convict labor for blankets towels and bed ticking as contracts expire in 1904. A state purchasing agent may be created to coordinate insti tution needs. $50 000 is available for looms rising to 125 000 by 1904.
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Farden
Indiana
Michigan City
Ind
Shideler
Impounded Hog Feud Turns Fatal in Saline City
Saline City Indiana reports a feud between the Wellman and Hardin families over a stray hog impounded for 50 cents. Henry Wellman, returning drunk from a town spree, confronted Mrs. Mary Hardin at the Hardin home and was shot twice with a shotgun, dying from lung wounds a day later.
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Saline City
Ind
Henry Weilman
Mary Harding
Wellman
Hardin
Weilman
Ground to Pieces Edwin P Hammond Jr Killed by Train
Edwin P Hammond Jr of Lafayette Ind was killed at Roachdale while returning home from Bloomington for Christmas. He fell beneath a passing car and was ground to pieces. He was a 1898 graduate of Indiana University and highly regarded.
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Bloomington
Ind
Edwin P. Hammond Jr
Lafayette
Roachdale
Houchdale
Indians University
Jealous husband shoots wife then turns gun on himself
Indianapolis Dec 26 Jobin A Hoover an electrician shot his wife twice in a morning quarrel over jealousy then shot himself in the head. Mrs Hoover an employee of the New T Company was at home after a night shift and the couple argued about an hour. The wife’s fate is uncertain while Hoover survived. both are in critical condition. Elkhart Dec 26 George W Layne, four years ago, bought a 40 acre tract at Joplin Mo, later land nearby proved profitable for mining and he sold some parcels for 40000.'
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Indianapolis
Hoover
New T Company
Elkhart
Ind
George W. Layne
Joplin
Covington Man Under Fire Again in Brother In Law Case
Zack Jenkins Covington Indiana attempted to kill his brother in law Steven Lyons yesterday by shooting. This marks a second attempt on Lyons life by Jenkins.
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Covington
Ind
Zack Jeankins
Steven Lyons
Lyons
Relief Report on Porto Rico War Relief Work
The War Department released a statement on relief progress in Porto Rico from Sept 95 to Nov 1899. Population 916,026 with 221,081 average sick and 17,878 weekly deaths. Cash received $15,994 and disbursed $7,417 by Nov 30. Food relief totaled 17,162,788 pounds with 16,548,316 issued by then.
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War, Department
Washington
War Department
Porto Rico
San Juan
Battleship Texas Arrives With Maine Sailors’ Remains
The battleship Texas under Captain Sigsbee reached Newport News with the bodies of 151 Maine sailors from the Maine disaster. The remains were loaded onto a Chesapeake and Ohio train and sent to Washington for interment at Arlington Cemetery near Thursday.
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Newport News
Texas
Sigsbee
Maine
Havana Harbor
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Thuraday
Remains of Maine Dead Arrive for Arlington Interment
The remains of the dead from the cruiser Maine arrived today and will be interred at Arlington Cemetery Thursday in the presence of Secretary of the Navy Von McKinley and a wide cabinet, army and navy officers, and others. Chaplain Chadwick, who served aboard the cruiser at the time of the Havana harbor explosion, will conduct the funeral rites.
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Washington
Maine
Arlington Cemetery
Peek von Mckiney
Army
Navy
Chadwick
Havana Harbor
Noted Prisoner Mrs Mary Garrett Pardoned in Ohio
Columbus Ohio December 16 Mrs Mary Garrett a renowned prisoner at the Ohio penitentiary was pardoned yesterday She entered the prison October 5 1888 under a death sentence carrying a babe in arms and was convicted of murdering her two imbecile stepchildren at Boer Medina county Governor Voorhees commuted her sentence to life imprisonment
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Mary Garrett
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Boer
Medina County
Vorcker
Four Great Leaders Meet Morbid End in History
Acurate sketches of Alexander Hannibal Caesar and Bonaparte ending by intoxication suicide murder or exile. The piece notes their careers as symbols of ambition and downfall, then adds a proposal for a women run court to handle cases beyond male judges reach.
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Alexander
Hannibal
Rome
Alpe
Caesar
Hin
Bonaparte
Atlantic Ocean
Euch
Persex
France
Life and Death Fight and Cures in Old Notices
Mc W A Hines of Manchester recounts a near death from lung trouble after measles. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with his recovery and extols its value, noting a claim of a $60 to bottle price and widespread use by relatives. Other items mention bubonic plague in Noumea and various remedies and ads from the era.
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W. A. Hines
Manchester
Kings
Auncress
C. D. Kafel
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Philadelphia Record
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Maggie Shipp
Henry Wellman
Edwin P. Hammond, Jr
Kokomo
Lucy B. Garr
Millie Garr
Garr
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Gilbert Waggoner
Louis Rusher
Wabash
German Baptist Church
Dalesville
Charles Dent
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Guardian Trust Company
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Chisage
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John Lambert
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T. M. Thadbourne Jr
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Lawton
Alexander H. Revell
Corbin
Robert T. Lincoln
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Scott & Bowne
How York
Bets de
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Gee Frenco
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Willie
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